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which was enacted by the General Assembly and signed by me on

April 29, 1971. Therefore, it is unnecessary for me to sign House

Bill 285.

Sincerely,

/s/ Marvin Mandel,

Governor.

House Bill No. 291—Allegany County Alcoholic Beverage Licenses

AN ACT to repeal Section 45(d) of Article 2B of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1968 Replacement Volume), title "Alcoholic Bev-
erages," subtitle "General Provisions on Issue of Licenses," and to
enact new Section 45(d) in lieu thereof, to stand in the place of the
section repealed, to permit the Board of License Commissioners of
Allegany County to issue liquor licenses to certain persons making
proper application, and to permit the Board to refuse to issue a
license if, in its discretion, the establishment for which the license
is applied will adversely affect the peace and welfare of the neighbor-
hood and its inhabitants or will violate other restrictions of this
article. ADD NEW SECTION 25(1) TO ARTICLE 2B OF THE
ANNOTATED CODE OF MARYLAND (1968 REPLACEMENT
VOLUME), TITLE "ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES," SUBTITLE
"SPECIAL AND TEMPORARY LICENSES," TO FOLLOW IM-
MEDIATELY AFTER 25 (K); AND TO ADD NEW SECTION
45(D-1) TO THE ARTICLE, TITLE "ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES"
AND SUBTITLE "GENERAL PROVISIONS ON ISSUE OF
LICENSES," TO FOLLOW IMMEDIATELY AFTER SECTION
(45D) THEREOF, TO CREATE IN ALLEGANY COUNTY A
SPECIAL PERMIT FOR A HOLDER OF A CLASS D BEER
LICENSE WHICH ALLOWS THE SALE OF BEER, WINE AND
LIQUOR BY THE DRINK ON THE PREMISES; TO SPECIFY
THE RESTRICTIONS ON THIS SPECIAL PERMIT, AND GEN-
ERALLY RELATING THERETO.

May 28, 1971.

Honorable Thomas Hunter Lowe
Speaker of the House of Delegates
State House
Annapolis, Maryland 21404

Dear Mr. Speaker:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17, of the Maryland Con-
stitution, I have today vetoed House Bill 291.

This bill amends parts of the alcoholic beverage laws for
Allegany County relating to special permits and the issuance of
licenses.

The Attorney General has advised me that House Bill 291 has a
defective title and is in violation of Article III, Section 29, of the
Maryland Constitution. For the reasons given in the attached copy